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Delta Virtual Airlines CHALLENGING RUNWAYS
Some approaches and landings are more challenging than others. Whether it's the geography, typical weather or just the nature of the airspace, touching down safely and precisely can be a real test of a Pilot's abilities. Over 20 years, here are the most consistently challenging runways at Delta Virtual Airlines with a minimum of 10 - for Pilots, are they places to avoid - or perhaps to seek out?
# AIRPORT RUNWAY SCORE DISTANCE VERT. SPEED LANDINGS
1,621 Karaganda Kazakhstan - KGF 05 - 11,817 feet, 58 degrees 76.93 +/- 14.7 1,707 +/- 717 ft -252 +/- 159 ft/min 37
1,622 Charlotte NC - CLT 36C - 10,000 feet, 356 degrees [was 36L] 76.94 +/- 16.6 1,940 +/- 1,099 ft -250 +/- 168 ft/min 386
1,623 Charleston WV - CRW 23 - 6,714 feet, 227 degrees 76.94 +/- 16.4 1,215 +/- 844 ft -270 +/- 187 ft/min 505
1,624 Midway Island HI - MDY 24 - 7,792 feet, 248 degrees 76.94 +/- 17.4 1,498 +/- 1,326 ft -308 +/- 197 ft/min 107
1,625 Montpelier VT - MPV 35 - 4,976 feet, 332 degrees 76.95 +/- 16.7 784 +/- 618 ft -311 +/- 183 ft/min 115
1,626 Winona MN - ONA 30 - 5,197 feet, 299 degrees 76.95 +/- 11.5 577 +/- 515 ft -263 +/- 139 ft/min 34
1,627 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 24 - 12,190 feet, 245 degrees 76.95 +/- 16.0 1,874 +/- 1,098 ft -241 +/- 193 ft/min 854
1,628 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 35 - 12,004 feet, 352 degrees 76.96 +/- 14.0 1,801 +/- 1,031 ft -234 +/- 150 ft/min 61
1,629 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 35 - 9,997 feet, 3 degrees 76.96 +/- 13.3 1,859 +/- 1,415 ft -239 +/- 141 ft/min 51
1,630 Toledo OH - TOL 07 - 10,592 feet, 67 degrees 76.96 +/- 15.6 1,844 +/- 1,118 ft -239 +/- 178 ft/min 149
1,631 Iguaçu Argentina - IGR 13 - 10,839 feet, 115 degrees 76.96 +/- 18.7 1,812 +/- 738 ft -312 +/- 179 ft/min 15
1,632 St. George's Grenada - GND 10 - 8,975 feet, 90 degrees 76.96 +/- 16.9 1,730 +/- 1,076 ft -252 +/- 183 ft/min 305
1,633 Miami FL - MIA 09L - 10,497 feet, 87 degrees 76.97 +/- 18.5 2,130 +/- 1,555 ft -259 +/- 146 ft/min 51
1,634 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 05L - 11,980 feet, 49 degrees 76.97 +/- 16.2 2,029 +/- 1,173 ft -252 +/- 158 ft/min 301
1,635 Boston MA - BOS 22L - 10,227 feet, 200 degrees 76.98 +/- 15.9 1,467 +/- 1,034 ft -247 +/- 172 ft/min 4,200
1,636 Myrtle Beach SC - MYR 36 - 9,505 feet, 348 degrees 76.98 +/- 16.9 1,833 +/- 1,154 ft -253 +/- 173 ft/min 587
1,637 Tyler TX - TYR 22 - 4,725 feet, 225 degrees 76.98 +/- 13.6 683 +/- 795 ft -205 +/- 148 ft/min 38
1,638 Marsh Harbour Bahamas - MHH 27 - 6,094 feet, 268 degrees 76.98 +/- 13.3 901 +/- 615 ft -319 +/- 178 ft/min 18
1,639 Shymkent Kazakhstan - CIT 10 - 10,789 feet, 106 degrees 76.98 +/- 13.7 1,603 +/- 797 ft -256 +/- 209 ft/min 20
1,640 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 15R - 9,085 feet, 137 degrees 76.99 +/- 16.0 1,601 +/- 990 ft -241 +/- 152 ft/min 264
1,641 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 05L - 10,026 feet, 51 degrees 76.99 +/- 17.0 1,608 +/- 1,017 ft -262 +/- 173 ft/min 101
1,642 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 22L - 8,390 feet, 211 degrees 76.99 +/- 16.1 1,844 +/- 947 ft -252 +/- 178 ft/min 8,560
1,643 Rock Sound Bahamas - RSD 27 - 7,176 feet, 268 degrees 76.99 +/- 17.0 1,531 +/- 744 ft -348 +/- 177 ft/min 17
1,644 Baker City OR - BKE 31 - 5,061 feet, 322 degrees 77.00 +/- 13.0 1,210 +/- 949 ft -200 +/- 122 ft/min 28
1,645 Greensboro NC - GSO 23L - 9,993 feet, 226 degrees 77.00 +/- 16.8 1,708 +/- 1,172 ft -275 +/- 189 ft/min 355
1,646 Myrtle Beach SC - MYR 18 - 9,505 feet, 168 degrees 77.00 +/- 17.3 1,737 +/- 1,048 ft -263 +/- 188 ft/min 695
1,647 Palmdale CA - PMD 25 - 11,991 feet, 266 degrees 77.00 +/- 15.9 1,817 +/- 1,104 ft -259 +/- 157 ft/min 91
1,648 Kosice Slovakia - KSC 01 - 10,186 feet, 13 degrees 77.00 +/- 15.2 1,781 +/- 843 ft -191 +/- 144 ft/min 96
1,649 Shijiazhuang China - SJW 15 - 11,149 feet, 147 degrees 77.00 +/- 16.3 1,975 +/- 1,110 ft -287 +/- 135 ft/min 12
1,650 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 29 - 7,995 feet, 300 degrees 77.01 +/- 15.9 1,814 +/- 829 ft -273 +/- 171 ft/min 140
1,651 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 07L - 10,498 feet, 65 degrees 77.01 +/- 16.2 1,588 +/- 1,166 ft -245 +/- 165 ft/min 1,191
1,652 Greenville MS - GLH 18L - 8,000 feet, 180 degrees 77.01 +/- 14.0 1,871 +/- 1,204 ft -197 +/- 127 ft/min 58
1,653 Wichita Falls TX - SPS 15C - 9,995 feet, 158 degrees 77.01 +/- 13.5 1,620 +/- 789 ft -189 +/- 112 ft/min 18
1,654 Monrovia Liberia - ROB 04 - 11,012 feet, 31 degrees 77.02 +/- 16.8 1,352 +/- 1,045 ft -271 +/- 207 ft/min 259
1,655 Lubbock TX - LBB 26 - 7,993 feet, 270 degrees 77.02 +/- 15.8 1,755 +/- 833 ft -254 +/- 173 ft/min 78
1,656 Austin TX - AUS 35R - 8,998 feet, 359 degrees 77.03 +/- 17.0 1,766 +/- 1,077 ft -266 +/- 190 ft/min 478
1,657 Delta UT - DTA 17 - 5,501 feet, 180 degrees 77.03 +/- 18.8 1,275 +/- 704 ft -337 +/- 290 ft/min 49
1,658 Wichita KS - ICT 01R - 7,284 feet, 20 degrees 77.03 +/- 18.1 1,663 +/- 895 ft -291 +/- 211 ft/min 191
1,659 Syracuse NY - SYR 10 - 9,005 feet, 87 degrees 77.03 +/- 18.2 1,672 +/- 953 ft -287 +/- 235 ft/min 300
1,660 Hermosillo Mexico - HMO 05 - 7,541 feet, 59 degrees 77.03 +/- 16.3 1,680 +/- 1,060 ft -271 +/- 195 ft/min 165
1,661 Poza Rica Mexico - PAZ 08 - 5,923 feet, 89 degrees 77.03 +/- 17.4 1,711 +/- 1,137 ft -278 +/- 177 ft/min 83
1,662 Portland ME - PWM 36 - 6,103 feet, 343 degrees 77.04 +/- 17.0 1,049 +/- 778 ft -258 +/- 291 ft/min 39
1,663 San Jose del Cabo Mexico - SJD 16 - 9,835 feet, 174 degrees 77.04 +/- 16.6 1,768 +/- 1,066 ft -278 +/- 188 ft/min 453
1,664 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 01 - 12,455 feet, 353 degrees 77.04 +/- 16.4 2,088 +/- 1,178 ft -222 +/- 137 ft/min 90
1,665 Amarillo TX - AMA 04 - 13,488 feet, 46 degrees 77.05 +/- 15.8 1,921 +/- 935 ft -263 +/- 152 ft/min 109
1,666 Chihuahua Mexico - CUU 36R - 8,545 feet, 11 degrees 77.05 +/- 15.4 1,754 +/- 988 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 162
1,667 Evansville IN - EVV 22 - 8,004 feet, 218 degrees 77.06 +/- 16.1 1,802 +/- 967 ft -269 +/- 211 ft/min 228
1,668 Djibouti City Djibouti - JIB 27 - 10,337 feet, 271 degrees 77.07 +/- 15.4 1,425 +/- 1,184 ft -211 +/- 127 ft/min 84
1,669 Brunswick GA - BQK 07 - 7,998 feet, 65 degrees 77.07 +/- 16.6 1,620 +/- 916 ft -257 +/- 195 ft/min 399
1,670 Eugene OR - EUG 16R - 8,007 feet, 179 degrees 77.07 +/- 16.0 1,670 +/- 876 ft -260 +/- 247 ft/min 285
1,671 Madeira Funchal Portugal - FNC 05 - 9,126 feet, 45 degrees 77.07 +/- 15.5 1,688 +/- 1,083 ft -254 +/- 167 ft/min 289
1,672 Helena MT - HLN 27 - 8,989 feet, 283 degrees 77.08 +/- 17.3 1,719 +/- 1,015 ft -262 +/- 201 ft/min 513
1,673 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 34R - 15,908 feet, 338 degrees 77.08 +/- 14.2 2,023 +/- 1,205 ft -239 +/- 121 ft/min 80
1,674 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 08 - 8,162 feet, 76 degrees 77.09 +/- 16.6 1,940 +/- 1,723 ft -265 +/- 189 ft/min 36
1,675 Charleston SC - CHS 21 - 6,996 feet, 204 degrees 77.09 +/- 17.6 1,694 +/- 902 ft -279 +/- 281 ft/min 114
1,676 San Salvador El Salvador - SAL 07 - 10,495 feet, 70 degrees 77.10 +/- 16.4 1,684 +/- 1,147 ft -246 +/- 183 ft/min 335
1,677 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 34 - 3,603 feet, 316 degrees 77.11 +/- 17.9 1,065 +/- 586 ft -390 +/- 177 ft/min 14
1,678 Bemidji MN - BJI 31 - 6,997 feet, 314 degrees 77.11 +/- 16.8 1,243 +/- 1,224 ft -275 +/- 278 ft/min 137
1,679 Wilmington DE - ILG 09 - 7,258 feet, 78 degrees 77.11 +/- 14.8 1,845 +/- 829 ft -247 +/- 161 ft/min 38
1,680 Orlando FL - MCO 17R - 10,000 feet, 179 degrees 77.11 +/- 15.6 1,825 +/- 1,039 ft -238 +/- 160 ft/min 2,423
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